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In Holland, Central European Bank Director Wim Duisenberg
consented when his wife hung a Palestinian flag from the
balcony of their Amsterdam apartment. Over the course of
several weeks the flag she originally acquired through a
Palestinian support organization led to a scandal over
antisemitic remarks made by Mrs. Duisenberg and the use of
her husband's senior position for anti-Israel propagandizing.
"Twenty thousand families and some 100,000 children could be
added to the cycle of poverty. Children's allowances will
lose 21 percent to 37 percent of their purchasing power,"
warned Bituach Leumi Director-General Professor Yochanan
Shtesman during a meeting of the special Knesset committee
preparing the budget-cuts program in advance of second and
third readings.
The Palestinian cabinet announced late Monday that it would
not approve the Palestinian High Court of Justice's decision
to release Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
leader Ahmed Saadat from prison in Jericho, where he has been
held for the last month under an agreement between the
Palestinians, Israel, the US and Britain.
Bnei Brak Builds Big Buildings Despite economic difficulties across the country and the halt
of construction in many areas, two major commercial and
office buildings were recently begun in Bnei Brak that could
provide significant financial and employment help in the near
future for the city and the entire area. Tel Aviv Chevra Kadisha Will not Charge for Burial of
Terror Victims he Tel Aviv-Jaffa District Chevra Kadisha has decided to
provide terror victims free plots at the Cholon Cemetery,
setting aside a special section in coordination with Bituach
Leumi. Palestinian Attacks are Immoral and Illegal
It is surprising that none of the press, and none of the many critics of the press, makes mention of the fact that many of the actions of the Palestinians are in violation of international law. PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE Are you cool? Perhaps you are chilled. You might even be a real hood. Fifty years ago, they called it `being hip.' Twenty years later, the `in thing' was to be `with it.' Perhaps, by the time this article is printed, there might be a new cliche to express someone's being a member of the `elite,' leading, trendsetting part of society -- or perhaps it might be more accurate to say the group of people who imagine that they are the elite, leading, trendsetting part of society. IN-DEPTH FEATURES Back To Kobrin, Baranovitch And Mir: An Interview With
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